“I have spent time
with the executives from Securities America and Ladenburg Thalmann and
have found them to be quality individuals running a strong broker/dealer
that is committed to the advisor experience.”

“We’re honored that Investors Security is joining the Securities America
family, continuing our outstanding 2012 recruiting results,” said Jim
Nagengast, CEO and president of Securities America. “We have significant
experience working with smaller broker/dealers that want to merge their
advisor force into a strong, industry leading broker/dealer. Our branch
structure gives us a culture and infrastructure that smaller
broker/dealers find attractive when considering their options for the
future. With our unmatched technology and business growth services,
Investors Security’s advisors can continue to provide the quality,
comprehensive financial services their clients have come to associate
with the Investors Security name.”

The branch, which will be one of Securities America’s largest, will
continue to do business under the Investors Security name. It will be
led by Christopher Holloway, who was recently named president and has
been a managing director at Investors Security since 1999, and Cabell
Birdsong, founder and CEO of Investors Security.

Birdsong said the decision to affiliate with Securities America was
based on the company’s strength as an independent broker/dealer. “I am
excited to entrust my life’s work to a firm with the sense of family and
community like Securities America,” Birdsong said. “I have spent time
with the executives from Securities America and Ladenburg Thalmann and
have found them to be quality individuals running a strong broker/dealer
that is committed to the advisor experience.”

Birdsong founded Investors Security Company in 1964, pioneering the
independent broker/dealer model. He managed Old Dominion Investors
Trust, Inc. from 1964 until 2004 when the trust merged into another fund
complex. He attended the University of Virginia and has held positions
on the boards of Paul D. Camp Community College and the Suffolk Center
for Cultural Arts. Birdsong was a finalist for the Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2002.

About Securities America

Headquartered in La Vista, Neb., Securities America Inc. is the nation’s
eighth largest independent broker-dealer (as ranked by Financial
Planning magazine, June 2012, based on 2011 total revenue). For more
than 25 years, Securities America’s mission has been to foster the
success of financial professionals so they can provide quality,
objective counsel and services to their clients. Advisors benefit from
the firm’s industry-leading programs in practice management, advisory
services and retirement income distribution, supported by
state-of-the-art technology. Founded in 1993, Securities America
Advisors Inc. is an SEC-Registered Investment Advisory firm that offers
investment management, financial advice and financial planning through a
national network of independent financial advisors. Securities America
Financial Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann
Financial Services Inc. (NYSE MKT: LTS). Securities America received the
inaugural Thought Leadership Award from the Retirement
Income Industry Association in March 2011. Additional information is
available at www.securitiesamerica.com.